How to Add Healthy Fat to School Lunches
Fat. What a controversial subject! If you were a child of the eighties like me, you were told from a young age that fat is…
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Kid-Friendly Warm, Healthy Winter Salad Recipe
As I scrolled through social media in December, I noticed a common theme. I saw friend after friend posting that they were struggling to eat…
Plant-Based School Lunch Ideas Kids Can Make
Okay, it’s that time, parents. School lunches. Love ‘em, hate ‘em, make what you want of them, but they are here, and we need a…
Easy Homeschool Lunch Ideas for Virtual School, Distance Learning or Homeschooling
Homeschooling. Virtual school. Online learning. Whatever you call the way your kids are learning this year, if they are home all day for breakfast, lunch,…
Salad Bar Ideas for a Kid-Friendly Dinner
You can tell a lot about our culture by the way kids eat. Recently we had some friends over, and my kids gave a little…
Quick One-Pan Recipes Made in your Cast Iron Pan
A cast iron skillet might make a great gift for someone on your list! Cast iron is one of the healthy alternatives to non-stick cookware,…
Packing a Lunch: Healthy Food To Go
I feel like I’m always looking for more easy lunch packing ideas for my kids! I don’t want to make special lunch recipes – I…
Cheaper Cheater “Sun-Dried” Tomato Spread Recipe
I have had a bag of sun-dried tomatoes sitting in my pantry for two months. While just about anything else I did not buy in bulk has rotated…
We Don’t Do Lunch (How to Pack Real Travel Food for Day Trips)
Everyone knows not to drink the water in Mexico. Same rule should apply to theme parks and other one-day excursions. Don’t drink the $5 bottled…
The Power of Eating Words {& an Apple Pie Smoothie Recipe}
“What kind is it?” the 5-year-old girl asks skeptically. “Um. I dunno. It’s a green smoothie,” the mom replies hopefully. “Maybe it’s a strawberry smoothie.”…
"It’s Squooshi Yogurt" {REVIEW}
I always knew when my daughter had Go-gurts at preschool. Usually, there was a fruit or vegetable offering, but if there wasn’t (and I didn’t…
10 Bread-Free, Packable Alternatives to Sandwiches for a Healthy Lunch on the Go
Whether you’re cutting down on bread, cutting it out completely, get sick of sandwiches, or you’ve simply run out of bread and (a) can’t get…
10 Tips to Pack Brilliant Eco-Friendly School Lunches (& Avoid Wasting Food)
My post on packing healthy school lunches has always had quite an incredible response. This tells me moms are hungry for more than just good…
Fixing School Lunch in Two Easy Steps
How often do we hear that kids don’t eat their vegetables? It’s been a classic American icon since the advent of television, I’m guessing: the…
Back to School on a Gluten Free Diet: How to Pack Gluten Free Lunches
I’ve covered plant based lunch ideas, but maybe you need ideas for gluten free lunches? Here’s a huge list, plus some considerations for classmates with…